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Recruitment insolvencies on rise at fastest rate since financial crash

Recruitment agencies are shutting for business at their fastest rate in 15 years, according to analysis by business news outlet CityAM.

28 April 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Oyster, Starfish Search

Public sector, Charity & not-for-profit 28 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: 55/Redefined, AMS, In2Dialog

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Creative/Digital/Media 28 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Matchtech, Jobmatch Sweden

Life sciences, Engineering 28 April 2025

Cobalt Recruitment appoints new UK managing director

Cobalt Recruitment has announced the appointment of Maria Sinclair as the new managing director of its UK operations.

Engineering, Construction & property 25 April 2025

Robert Walters promotes three senior managers globally

Global talent solutions recruiter Robert Walters has made three senior appointments across its business.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing 24 April 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eventus Recruitment Group, Matrix, SPG Resourcing

Public sector, Social care 14 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Greene King, Insights, Workday

IT/Telecoms, HR 14 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new launches include: Busy Bee Recruitment, Deel

Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering 14 April 2025

Matchtech to exit London professional staffing market

Engineering and professional services recruitment agency Matchtech Group is backing out of the professional staffing market in London via its Barclay Meade division due to the “crowded marketplace”.
IT/Telecoms, Commercial & office support 9 April 2015

Australasian recruitment trade body calls for new employment category

Australasian recruitment trade body the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA) has called for a new adaptable category of employment removing certain restrictions placed on temporary work.
9 April 2015

Labour’s careers advice promise fails to involve recruiters

The recruitment industry appears to have been left out of the loop under a Labour Party election campaign promise to deliver guaranteed face-to-face careers advice to secondary pupils.
Education 9 April 2015

Mars’ latest Tweetshop campaign attracts even more graduate applications

A promotional push involving graduates dressing up as characters from Mars adverts has helped the food company’s latest Tweetshop campaign deliver 42% more graduate applications compared to last year’s effort.
Industrial/Manufacturing, Marketing 8 April 2015

HR experts debate talent management at London HR Connection

Is talent management the future of HR or is it a ‘flash in the pan’? Will talent acquisition and talent development always be two separate functions? Or will they merge and potentially become the beast that will displace traditional HR?
HR 8 April 2015

Pilot programme aims to increase diversity of judges in London High Court

The London High Court has launched a pilot recruitment programme aimed to increase the diversity of its pool of judges, promising mentoring and support for those from “non-traditional” backgrounds.
Legal 8 April 2015

New Zealand employment predicted to grow 2.5% by 2016

Employment in New Zealand is expected to grow by 2.5% between 2015 and 2016, 1.9% 2016-17, and 1.6% 2017-18, according to the country’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Commercial & office support, Construction & property 8 April 2015

FINANCIALS: Parity results increase, Parity Professionals refocuses on niche

Parity Professionals, the recruitment division of UK IT and marketing services company Parity, is refocusing its efforts on niche areas to achieve higher margins, chairman Paul Davies told Recruiter.
IT/Telecoms, Marketing 8 April 2015

Fears of fines for recruiters over latest HMRC reporting requirements

Confusion reigns among recruiters over changes that came into force from 1 April requiring them to submit new quarterly returns to HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC).
8 April 2015

Fraud arrest man Bell had links with recruitment industry

A man arrested in connection with a £21m fraud and money-laundering investigation last month had links with several recruitment industry-related companies.
Executive search 8 April 2015

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters cites candidate churn and confidence as UK growth factors

International recruiter Robert Walters has attributed net fee income growth (NFI) of 22% in the UK to a return of candidate churn and renewed confidence across UK professional services.
Engineering, HR 8 April 2015

Templine acquires Corinium Employment

Blue-collar labour supplier Templine Employment Agency, backed by private equity house Key Capital Partners, has acquired multi-sector recruiter Corinium Employment.
Construction & property, Engineering 8 April 2015

Recruitive partners with Sparks Careers

Recruitment software provider Recruitive has partnered with Sparks Careers, a specialist marketing agency working within the recruitment arena.
IT/Telecoms, Marketing 8 April 2015

Maximus IT selects Cloudamour to upgrade computers

IT recruiter Maximus IT has selected Cloudamour, an IT company that focuses on cloud computing specifically for the recruitment sector, to upgrade its computer systems.
IT/Telecoms 8 April 2015

ConSol Partners ties up with Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Tech recruiter ConSol Partners has partnered with charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research (LLR).
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 8 April 2015

ClearStar integrates drug screening with mobile wallet providers

Technology and service provider to the background check industry ClearStar has integrated its drug screening services with the Apple Passbook for iPhone, Google Wallet and some additional third-party mobile wallet providers.
IT/Telecoms 8 April 2015
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